Mold causes depression?

A recent study in the American Journal of Public Health revealed that there may be a correlation between mold in homes and depression.

Apparently the mold toxins get into your brain, affect your emotions, and make you depressed.

Hmm...yeah?...I'm skeptical. Who lives in a moldy home and is ok with that?

Mold has always grossed me out because it reminds me of the moldy bread experiments we did in elementary. And moldy cheese? I don't go there.

After Hurricane Rita (I used to live in Lake Charles, LA) the wall of my bedroom was destroyed, so with the hot, sticky climate pouring in, and no power- so no A/C, I had some nice patches of mold going on. It was disgusting. I cleaned, and my room smelled like bleach for days. I was paranoid that it would grow back and cause my lungs to collapse or something.

Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is ok maybe mold does get into your brain and cause depression, but I think you have to be messed up on some level to let mold grow freely in your home. Maybe the people who reported depressive symptoms after living in moldy homes were depressed before the mold started to grow.

Unsurprisingly, the correlation between mold and depression is still up for debate.

This article goes into it a bit more.